Louisville: The Republican Party, the Trump campaign and other GOP organisations say they are freezing their spending on Twitter to protest the platform's treatment of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.Credit:Evan Vucci

Twitter temporarily locked McConnell's campaign account on Wednesday after it shared a video in which some protesters spoke of violence outside his Kentucky home, where he's recovering from a shoulder fracture.

The social media platform said in a statement that users were locked out due to a tweet "that violated our violent threats policy, specifically threats involving physical safety."

The Courier-Journal reported one protester said McConnell should have broken his neck; another spoke of violence when responding to a reference about a hypothetical McConnell voodoo doll.

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Republicans say social media platforms censor conservative viewpoints. Social media companies say they have no political bias.

"We will stand firmly with our friends against anti-conservative bias."

The GOP's criticism of Twitter comes as Trump and McConnell are being pressured to endorse gun control measures after last weekend's mass shootings in El Paso, Texas, and Canton, Ohio, that left 31 people dead.

Trump's denigration of minorities and immigrants has prompted many to blame him for contributing to an anti-immigrant atmosphere.

McConnell has long led Republican efforts in the Senate to stifle gun control proposals and is resisting Democrats' cries to interrupt Congress' recess and approve new restrictions.